Assistant Manager – Tactical Purchasing Service - Vendor Management Team (CBS) —Deloitte Support Services India Private Limited
Central Business Services was created in December 2022 as Deloitte UK’s internal, enterprise-wide shared services organization. The vision for Central Business Services is to drive customer-centric and efficient delivery of business services to our firm, enabled by end-to-end ownership of key processes and the application of consistent technology.
Central Business Services (CBS) will be a world class, central function that better supports the needs of our firm, people and clients by focusing on exceptional customer experience, service quality and efficiency. In doing so, it will also allow our other Enabling Functions to focus on providing excellent business advisory support across the firm.
Our CBS Vendor Management team has a wide remit to manage our vendor/delivery partners relationships and drive Source to Pay standardization and adoption across Deloitte UK
Work you will do
- Part of the Source to Pay (S2P) Process team within the Vendor Management Office (VMO) within CBS Enabling Functions
- Must be proactive – must be able to work on own initiative as and when required with minimal support.
- Must be enabled to handle sourcing queries, categories, and commodities under 50K GBP remit.
- Manage tactical purchasing support and sourcing activities for spend below £50K, ensuring timely and cost-effective sourcing of goods and services for internal Deloitte buyers.
- Drive spend towards our preferred suppliers, enabling Deloitte to deliver savings forecasts.
- Validate that all vendor risk assessment and due diligence procedures have been completed to mitigate procurement risks and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
- Collaborate with enabling-functional areas and Procurement teams to develop and implement sourcing strategies that align with organizational objectives.
- Monitor market trends to identify opportunities for cost savings and process improvements.
- Maintain accurate procurement records and documentation, ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders and vendors to facilitate effective communication and collaboration.
- Support with S2P reporting and S2P Process enhancement with continuous improvement objective.
- Report to S2P Process Manager
Skills required:.
- Must have expertise in end to end Source-to-Pay (S2P) processes (sourcing, vendor onboarding, contracting, purchase ordering, receiving, invoicing, approvals and payment), with a detailed understanding of Ariba Guided Buying (catalogues, contracts, requisition to purchase order, reporting) and procure to pay processes in SAP.
- Must have strong analytical skills and strong attention to detail
- Must have experience vendor due diligence and risk assessment reviews.
- Must have excellent communication skills as the candidate will need to articulate requirements in a clear and easy to understand manner to a variety of stakeholders.
- Must have excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Must have Project management and process improvement experience.
Work Location: India - Hyderabad Timings: 2 PM to 11 PM
Qualifications:
Required:
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in sourcing and procurement roles, with a demonstrated track record of success
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
- Techno-functional experience with sourcing technologies (particularly Ariba), contract management systems will be an asset.
- Experience of relevant case management, finance systems, automation, and other relevant technologies for delivering world class P2P cycles, in particular Ariba Guided Buying
- Strong administrative, project management and analytical skills.
- Excellent client service skills; ability to prioritize and multi-task.
- Self-starter & proactive in identifying opportunities with our internal clients and business units.
- Strong analytical and logical reasoning abilities.
- Proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook are essential
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
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Assistant Manager – Tactical Purchasing Service - Vendor Management Team (CBS) —Deloitte Support Services India Private Limited
Central Business Services was created in December 2022 as Deloitte UK’s internal, enterprise-wide shared services organization. The vision for Central Business Services is to drive customer-centric and efficient delivery of business services to our firm, enabled by end-to-end ownership of key processes and the application of consistent technology.
Central Business Services (CBS) will be a world class, central function that better supports the needs of our firm, people and clients by focusing on exceptional customer experience, service quality and efficiency. In doing so, it will also allow our other Enabling Functions to focus on providing excellent business advisory support across the firm.
Our CBS Vendor Management team has a wide remit to manage our vendor/delivery partners relationships and drive Source to Pay standardization and adoption across Deloitte UK
Work you will do
- Part of the Source to Pay (S2P) Process team within the Vendor Management Office (VMO) within CBS Enabling Functions
- Must be proactive – must be able to work on own initiative as and when required with minimal support.
- Must be enabled to handle sourcing queries, categories, and commodities under 50K GBP remit.
- Manage tactical purchasing support and sourcing activities for spend below £50K, ensuring timely and cost-effective sourcing of goods and services for internal Deloitte buyers.
- Drive spend towards our preferred suppliers, enabling Deloitte to deliver savings forecasts.
- Validate that all vendor risk assessment and due diligence procedures have been completed to mitigate procurement risks and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
- Collaborate with enabling-functional areas and Procurement teams to develop and implement sourcing strategies that align with organizational objectives.
- Monitor market trends to identify opportunities for cost savings and process improvements.
- Maintain accurate procurement records and documentation, ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders and vendors to facilitate effective communication and collaboration.
- Support with S2P reporting and S2P Process enhancement with continuous improvement objective.
- Report to S2P Process Manager
Skills required:.
- Must have expertise in end to end Source-to-Pay (S2P) processes (sourcing, vendor onboarding, contracting, purchase ordering, receiving, invoicing, approvals and payment), with a detailed understanding of Ariba Guided Buying (catalogues, contracts, requisition to purchase order, reporting) and procure to pay processes in SAP.
- Must have strong analytical skills and strong attention to detail
- Must have experience vendor due diligence and risk assessment reviews.
- Must have excellent communication skills as the candidate will need to articulate requirements in a clear and easy to understand manner to a variety of stakeholders.
- Must have excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Must have Project management and process improvement experience.
Work Location: India - Hyderabad Timings: 2 PM to 11 PM
Qualifications:
Required:
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in sourcing and procurement roles, with a demonstrated track record of success
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
- Techno-functional experience with sourcing technologies (particularly Ariba), contract management systems will be an asset.
- Experience of relevant case management, finance systems, automation, and other relevant technologies for delivering world class P2P cycles, in particular Ariba Guided Buying
- Strong administrative, project management and analytical skills.
- Excellent client service skills; ability to prioritize and multi-task.
- Self-starter & proactive in identifying opportunities with our internal clients and business units.
- Strong analytical and logical reasoning abilities.
- Proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook are essential
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills